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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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Losing a Legend; Don Zimmer, 83, dies after 66 years in baseball
Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Florida), June 5, 2014
It would be hard to find someone who was more of a baseball "lifer" than Don Zimmer. The Mets were just one of many teams who employed him over his long career.
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Tommy Davis
Born: March 21, 1939
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Died: April 3, 2022 at Phoenix, Ariz.
Davis
Years with Mets: 1967

154 games. 16 hr, 73 rbi, 0.302
72 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Florida Marlins
2001 Game Results
05/24 Mets 11, Marlins 3 Appier (W, 3-5)
05/25 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Franco (W, 1-0)
05/26 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Rusch (L, 3-4)
05/27 Mets 5, Marlins 4 Wendell (W, 1-0)
05/31 Marlins 5, Mets 3 Wendell (L, 1-1)
06/01 Mets 11, Marlins 5 Gonzalez (W, 2-2)
06/02 Mets 7, Marlins 1 Leiter (W, 3-3)
06/03 Marlins 1, Mets 0 Wendell (L, 1-2)
07/18 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Wendell (W, 4-3)
07/19 Marlins 8, Mets 3 Rusch (L, 5-6)
07/24 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Appier (L, 5-10)
07/25 Mets 5, Marlins 2 Rusch (W, 6-6)
08/31 Mets 6, Marlins 1 Leiter (W, 10-10)
09/01 Mets 3, Marlins 2 Roberts (W, 1-0)
09/02 Marlins 5, Mets 1 Rusch (L, 6-10)
09/06 Mets 5, Marlins 2 Appier (W, 8-10)
09/07 Mets 6, Marlins 1 Rusch (W, 7-10)
09/08 Mets 9, Marlins 7 Franco (W, 5-2)
09/09 Marlins 4, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 9-12)
2001 totals: 12 wins, 7 losses



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